MERTK and atherosclerosis: In this study, we utilized integrative big data analytics and microarray analyses of human atherosclerotic tissues, along with our proteomic profiling and an in vivo endothelial specific MerTK-deficient mouse model (MerTKflox/floxTie2Cre mice), to investigate the role of endothelial MerTK in the early stage of atherosclerosis.